Very far away from the city lived a farmer and his wife.
There was a narrow dirt road in front of their house.
On the road, there was a big hole filled with water.
The hole was very deep.
Drivers on the road didn't know just how deep.
When they drove into the hole, they could not drive out.
One day, a man in a new car was driving down the road.
He noticed the hole with the water, but he didn't think it was very deep.
He drove into the hole, and his car became stuck.
The man saw the farmer on his tractor, working in the field.
He waved to the farmer.
The farmer drove over to the man in the new car.
"Is there a problem?" asked the farmer.
"Yes," said the man. "My car is stuck in this hole.
Can you help me?"
"Maybe," said the farmer, "but I'm very busy."
"If you help me, I'll pay you," said the man.
"Okay," said the farmer.
They agreed on a price.
The farmer towed the car out of the hole with his tractor.
Then the man paid him the money.
The man looked at the farmer and said, "I guess you are rich.
You must tow cars out of this hole day and night."
"Actually, no," said the farmer.
"Why not?" asked the man.
"The hole is very deep, and a lot of people get stuck and ask for help.
But I don't make money day and night.
I don't pull cars out at night.
At night, I'm busy filling the hole with water," answered the farmer.